Farmers Insurance Responds Immediately to Lakeview Terrace Fires

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) agents and claims teams are moving into the Lakeview Terrace fire areas in Los Angeles to begin helping customers who may have been evacuated or have suffered damage to their homes.

"We ask that all of our customers and anyone in the path of these fires to evacuate and make sure they are out of the fire's path," Bill Matlock, Farmers State Executive Director asks. "Once you have moved out into a safe evacuation center or other location, please call the Farmers hotline at:

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1-800-HelpPoint (1-800-435-7764) for immediate assistance.

Foremost Insurance customers should file their claim by calling: 1-800-527-3907.

"We will reach our customers as quickly as possible to give them the help that they need, but ask everyone to please listen to fire officials and media to get to a safe area and then call Farmers," Matlock said.

Farmers Group, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Farmers(R) is the nation's third-largest Personal Lines Property & Casualty insurance group. Property and casualty products are underwritten and issued by the Farmers Exchanges and their subsidiaries, which Farmers Group, Inc. manages but does not own. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households.

SOURCE: Farmers Insurance Group

Farmers Insurance Group
Jerry Davies, 213-400-4459
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